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As South Africa awaits news of a possible move to the Level 1 blockade, following the suggestions of President Cyril Ramaphosa and Health Minister Zweli Mkhize, Eskom successfully completes repairs to a damaged conveyor belt at the besieged Medupi power plant.
TODAY’S LATEST NEWS IN SOUTH AFRICA, Friday, SEPTEMBER 11
State of Disaster Extended as Government Hints at Shift to Level 1 Lockdown
The cabinet has reported on a virtual meeting held earlier this week in which issues of COVID-19, gender violence and the controversial Clicks saga were discussed. The government has resolved to extend the National State of Disaster for another month, and it is likely that the regulations of the Disaster Management Law will regulate some stage of closure until October 15.
The latest resolution comes amid talks about an imminent move towards the Level 1 lockdown. Health Minister Mkhize, who has been at the forefront of South Africa’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, recently confirmed that the government was discussing a move to a more relaxed level of lockdown in light of the decline in cases in the country. Mkhize said:
“We can safely say that we have overcome the surge. The president will give us a sense of direction, but we will be preparing to start moving to the next level. “
During a recent question and answer session with the South African National Publishers Forum, President Ramaphosa revealed that he said that the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) would meet in the coming days and deliberate on the proposals put forward by the Advisory Committee. Doctor and other interested parties.
Alert level 1 allows “more normal activity” to resume and curfew and some travel restrictions are likely to be lifted.
Clicks reaches an agreement with EFF, TRESemmé ‘canceled’ in SA
Clicks Group has reached an agreement with Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) that has led to the immediate suspension of the protest action that has severely disrupted the retailer’s operations this week. A Clicks delegation, led by CEO Vikesh Ramsunder, led by EFF leadership, including Commander-in-Chief Julius Malema, on Thursday afternoon.
Following the public outcry and the nationwide closure of Clicks stores, which was marred by isolated incidents of violence, arson and vandalism, Ramsunder reiterated his apology to the EFF, South Africa and black women in particular. Additionally, Clicks agreed to remove all TRESemmé products from their shelves.
In addition, Clicks agreed to donate a minimum of 50,000 sanitary napkins (towels), 50,000 disinfectants and masks to rural and informal settlements and will award a scholarship to five students to obtain pharmaceutical degrees in the next academic year. The five selected students must be black, rural, African, female, and orphaned by HIV and AIDS.
Retail giants Makro, Dis-Chem, Checkers, and Pick n Pay also removed TRESemmé products from their shelves after a racially insensitive ad campaign that defined African hair as damaged and dry.
Eskom repairs the Medupi belt, load shedding is prevented … for now
Eskom, the South African power company, has managed to make quick repairs to a damaged conveyor belt at the troubled Medupi station, thus avoiding another load drop episode. According to the utility company, the belt that feeds coal to Medupi’s generating units failed Thursday morning, just hours after Eskom announced that it had “significantly improved” its capacity.
While the belt failure drew valuable megawatts from the grid and threatened to plunge South Africa into darkness, Eskom confirmed late Thursday that repairs had been carried out successfully. The risk of loss of charge remains low for the next 48 hours; Still, Eskom has urged South Africans to use electricity wisely.
Statues, symbols and monuments audit to be carried out
Cabinet has been briefed on the progress made by the advisory task force on transforming the country’s heritage landscape.
The team, led by the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, had to reflect on the current heritage panorama and how the Cabinet responds to the historical and critical values of the Constitution.
This is according to a statement from the Government Information and Communication System (GCIS) issued after this week’s cabinet meeting.
“The team makes recommendations for statues / monuments that should embrace the founding values of the new democratic South Africa.
“He proposes the relocation of some of the historic statues to the theme parks that will be located throughout the country.”
The statement said that a full audit of all statues, symbols and monuments will be conducted and the result of the audit will guide the identification of the cultural parks proposed for nation building.
“The cabinet supports this process, which will contribute to nation-building and ensure that public spaces reflect the constitutional values of a post-colonial and post-apartheid democratic order.
“The cultural nation building parks will relocate all the historical details that represent colonialism and apartheid artifacts for future generations,” he said.
September is Heritage Month and this year is commemorated under the motto ‘Celebrating the living human treasures of South Africa. (Source: SAnews)
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